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Sheffield Tigers v Tynedale
Saturday 9th December 2023 (KO 2pm)

This Saturday we head off down into South Yorkshire to take on Sheffield Tigers RUFC.

PREVIOUS RESULTS FOR TIGERS V TYNE

2016-2017 Sheffield Tigers 12 Tynedale 34
2016-2017 Tynedale 41 Sheffield Tigers 40
2017-2018 Sheffield Tigers 10 Tynedale 29
2017-2018 Tynedale 71 Sheffield Tigers 20
2018-2019 Sheffield Tigers 11 Tynedale 17
2018-2019 Tynedale 39 Sheffield Tigers 19
2019-2020 Tynedale 19 Sheffield Tigers 18
2019-2020 Sheffield Tigers v Tynedale, cancelled (Covid)
2021-2022 Tynedale 24 Sheffield Tigers 18
2021-2022 Sheffield Tigers 22 Tynedale 24
2022-2023 Tynedale 41 Sheffield Tigers 34
2022-2023 Sheffield Tigers 26 Tynedale 7

11 Matches so far; 10 wins for Tynedale, 1 win for Sheffield Tigers – but the most recent win was the one for Tigers!

TIGERS’ RECENT LEAGUE STATISTICS

2015-2016 N3N P30 W22 D0 L4 Position 1st(promoted)
2016-2017 N2N P30 W10 D0 L20 Position 13/16
2017-2018 N2N 30 W11 D0 L19 Position 10/16
2018-2019 N2N 30 W9 D1 L20 Position 13/16
2019-2020 N2N P24 W12 D0 L12 Position 10/16 (Unfinished season)
2021-2022 N2N P30 W13 D0 L17 Position 9/16
2022-2023 N2N P26 W11 D0 L15 Position 9/14

TIGERS INTERNATIONAL PLAYER
Joe Root, the ex- Captain of the England Cricket team is a former Tigers junior player.

LAST SEASON’S MATCHES
Results went with the home side last season with Tynedale winning a 13 try thriller at Tynedle Park on 17th September 2022.
Tigers took revenge in the return fixture on 7th January 2023, comfortable 26-7 winners in a match played in challenging conditions. The Tynedale squad that day was:-
FORWARDS: White, Frankland, Caudle, Wearmouth, Dunn, Blackburn, Dodd, Bell
BACKS: Telford, Rodgers, Todhunter, Cramb, Lilley, Ferguson, Parker
REPLACEMENTS: Johnston, Batey, Nankivell, Cousin, Blackett

SHEFFIELD TIGERS THIS SEASON
Tigers have had a strong start to the season and currently sit in 4TH position having won 6 and drawn one of their 11 games. They are currently on track to finish in their best league position since joining National 2 North in 2016
Sheffield Tigers league results to date:-
Fylde 26 Sheffield Tigers 26
Sheffield Tigers 28 Sheffield 32
Otley 24 Sheffield Tigers 31
Sheffield Tigers 49 Hull Ionians 5
Hull 24 Sheffield Tigers 18
Sheffield Tigers 29 Leeds Tykes 50
Huddersfield 25 Sheffield Tigers 44
Preston Grasshoppers 39 Sheffield Tigers 41
Sheffield Tigers 35 Billingham 25
Wharfedale 31 Sheffield Tigers 17
Sheffield Tigers 47 Lymm 35

SHEFFIELD TIGERS
https://www.sheffieldtigers.co.uk/

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Daniel Woods
AR1: James Gray
AR2: Dean Lythgoe

SHEFFIELD TIGERS GROUND
Sheffield Tigers RUFC
Dore Moor
Hathersage Road
Sheffield
S17 3AB

Clubhouse Telephone/Answerphone: 0114 2360075

CORBRIDGE TO SHEFFIELD TIGERS
152 miles (3 hours 13 minutes)

WEATHER FORECAST
Possible light rain, strong gusty westerly winds, 10 degrees

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